Nothin' to lose : the making of KISS (1972-1975) /
Nothing to lose Making of KISS (1972-1975) KISS (1972-1975)
Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, & Ken Sharp.
- First edition.
- 550 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Statement of responsibility on book spine, front of dust jacket and dust jacket spine: "Ken Sharp with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons." Includes interviews with band members, producers, management, stage and art designers, and rock photographers, an oral history of the legendary rock band offers a behind-the-scenes look at KISS's formative years.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Meeting of the minds -- Something wicked this way comes -- 10 East Twenty-third Street -- Larger than life -- Nothin' to lose -- Queens Boulevard -- Daisy daze -- Lipstick killers -- Gotham City -- Rock steady -- All the way -- On the road to Casablanca -- Three, two, one, liftoff! -- Great expectations -- "Put your two lips together ..." -- The great white north -- On the radio -- Kissin' time -- Black-leather barbarians -- Have road will travel -- Rock bottom -- Dirty business and divorce with a bunny -- Road wars -- The "dartboard tour" -- High times, hard times -- Heavy metal masters -- Behind the curtain -- Power play -- Media battles -- Rockin' in the USA -- Critical mass -- On the skids -- The big picture -- Alive and kicking -- The hottest band in the land -- The roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd.
Includes interviews with band members, producers, management, stage and art designers, and rock photographers, an oral history of the legendary rock band offers a behind-the-scenes look at KISS's formative years.
9780062131720 0062131729 0062131737 9780062131737
2017568262
Kiss (Musical group) Kiss (Musical group)
Rock musicians--United States--Biography. Rock groups--United States--Biography. Rock groups. Rock musicians.